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Puente en la ciudad / Townbridge
Jorge Castillo
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 64 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 25.2 inch
$4,712
My culture, my identity
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 77 x 77 x 1 cm Painting - 30.3 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,575
2001 Prophète sur fond violet Prophet COLLECTION LUBJANA MUSEUM, SLOVENIA
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 217 x 187 x 1 cm Painting - 85.4 x 73.6 x 0.4 inch
$21,877
Prophète violet Prophet in purple
Joze Ciuha
Print - 100 x 70 x 0.5 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$3,310
GUERRE, prisonnier du camp de concentration WAR, concentration camp prisonner
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 90 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$5,604
La Dame de Pique Queen of Spades LUBJANA MUSEUM COLLECTION, SLOVENIA
Joze Ciuha
Print - 70 x 57 cm Print - 27.6 x 22.4 inch
$5,049
Mount Fuji in spring
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 89.9 x 180.1 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch
$7,199
Oiseau Vert 1996 Green Bird
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 90 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$5,497
Prophet with letters COLLECTION LUBJANA SLOVENIA MUSEUM
Joze Ciuha
Print - 58 x 69 cm Print - 22.8 x 27.2 inch
$3,310
Le Prêtre 1983 The Priest COLLECTION LUBJANA MUSEUM SLOVENIA
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 150 x 120 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 inch
$27,487
Prophète sur ciel bleu 2000 Prophet on blue sky
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 120 x 150 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 inch
$21,877
1999 Religieuse en rose Nun on pink COLLECTION LUBJANA MUSEUM, SLOVENIA
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 52 x 52 cm Painting - 20.5 x 20.5 inch
$10,658
Guerre Légende des fils perdus War Legend of lost sons
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 70 x 100 x 0.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch
$8,414
Lac Montagne de BLED Slovénie 1996 Lake Mountain of BLED Slovenia
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$8,863
Peach blossom in Spring
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 100.1 x 128 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 50.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,900
Water lily, Flower of purity
Le anh Tuan
Painting - 89.9 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$3,900
Icon XIII icône COLLECTION LUBJANA MUSEUM, SLOVENIA
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 110 x 130 cm Painting - 43.3 x 51.2 inch
$21,877
Vif Argent Deux Prophètes 2002 Two Prophets on Silver COLLECTION LUBJANA MUSEUM, SLOVENIA
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 99 x 99 cm Painting - 39 x 39 inch
$21,877
Le prophète des oiseaux 1979 Prophet of birds COLLECTION LUBJANA MUSEUM, SLOVENIA
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 86 x 96 x 0.3 cm Painting - 33.9 x 37.8 x 0.1 inch
$20,755
Le Loup 2002 The Wolf
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 69 x 54 x 0.75 cm Painting - 27.2 x 21.3 x 0.3 inch
$10,658
The eye and the world
Stavri Kalinov
Painting - 125 x 125 x 4 cm Painting - 49.2 x 49.2 x 1.6 inch
$20,082
Cold ceramic composition
Stavri Kalinov
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,254
Un jour de Juillet
Françoise Augustine
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,019
Un jour de Mars
Françoise Augustine
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,019
Un jour de Septembre
Françoise Augustine
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,019
Un jour de Décembre
Françoise Augustine
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,019
La main de dieu
Françoise Augustine
Painting - 50 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$2,244
Cœur Rendermé
Françoise Augustine
Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,019
Lyrical Abstraction Movement
Lyrical abstraction first developed in Europe as a response to geometric abstraction and its systematic treatment of pictorial forms. Vassily Kandinsky can be considered the pioneer of lyrical abstraction with his “improvisations." However, this term was actually first established in 1947 by French painter, Georges Mathieu, who used it to refer to paintings intended to highlight artists' expressiveness and personal feelings. Like Surrealism, lyrical abstraction shares its spontaneity in expression, whilst its gestural painting style is reminiscent of abstract expressionism.
George Mathieu was at the heart of two exhibitions in Paris that were crucial in the development of lyrical abstraction.The first exhibition took place at the Palais du Luxembourg, and revealed a wide range of painters from Jean-Paul Riopelle and George Mathieu to Pablo Picasso and Hans Hartung. It was during this exhibition that the term 'lyrical abstraction' was first coined, and intended to communicate an art form that favoured expression and gestural painting.
George Mathieu a French painter and one of the fathers of lyrical abstraction, Matthieu created his works through an expressive vocabulary similar to that of calligraphy. He became well-known for his creation of large-scale paintings in front of an audience, exploring art as a performance; a concept already seen in Jackson Pollock's all-over paintings. In 1956, Mathieu created a 12-metre-long canvas called Hommage aux poètes du monde entier (tribute to the poets of the world) at the Sarah-Bernardt theatre in just twenty minutes. The spontaneity of his painting style can also be seen in his almost entirely monochrome piece, Les Capétiens partout ! (Capetians everywhere!).
Jean Paul Riopelle is an abstract Canadian expressionist best known for his non-figurative landscapes. He joined the lyrical abstraction movement after participating in one of George Mathieu's exhibitions. Riopelle worked predominantly with freshly squeezed paint, which he would liberally apply with a palette knife to produce dense and large-scale mosaics. His diverse work was inspired by Jackson Pollock's all-over paintings.
Nicolas de Staël
A unique artist who met a tragic end, Nicolas de Staël occupies a unique place in post-war art. Overcoming the "abstraction-figuration" conflict that characterised the art world at the time, he was met with both controversy and adoration. He quickly found fame on an international level, garnering interest from a continuously increasing audience. In his work, Nice, the city is depicted through juxtaposing squares and blocks of colour.
Hans Hartung
One of the most important figures in abstract art, Hartung was also the father of 'Tachism', a term derived from the French word 'tache' (stain). It was a French style of abstract painting, introduced by critic, Charles Estienne, which used dabs and splashes of colour. One of Hartung's most famous paintings, Untitled, is particularly striking due to its use of monochrome lines.
Lyrical abstraction is a movement that believes wholeheartedly in the power of the artist's gesture. Discover the contemporary artists on Artsper who place emotion and expression at the core of their pieces!